[maggyjo]

Last time I saw Pdoc was kinda a disaster. She asked what I was feeling and thinking about my meds and I said I didn't know. I barley spoke with her. To be honest I didn't really know what I was thinking or feeling. By the end of the appt we had increased one of my meds and it was left up to me to increase my other med or ditch it all together. At my next T appt my T asked me about my Pdoc appt and what I had decided. I told her I had decided to increase both. She wrote it down and said she would talk to Pdoc. The are in the same clinic. I went to fill my one med and it hadn't been increased I thought no big deal I will just take 2. On Fri. I realized I would be out of my other med by the end of the weekend, but when I went to fill it, my insurance wouldn't pay because it was too soon and it also hadn't been increased. I called the clinic and left a message with the receptionist and got a call back saying it was all taken care of. So today I go to pick up my meds and not only had it not been increased but my insurance still says it is too soon to fill. So as of tonight I am out of one of my meds. I called the clinic and tried to leave a message with Pdoc, but she doesn't seem to have a voicemail box. So I left a message with my T.

I am mad and my first response it to say *&^% you, and quit the meds and the T! I hate that I can't leave a voice message with Pdoc! I hate that I have to leave a message with a receptionist and that it didn't seem to get relayed correctly. I hate that I leaft a mesage with my T after hours, which is something I never do. Pdoc told me that if I stopped this med I should taper because I would feel ill if I didn't.

Help me put some thoughts together other than, just the *&^% you! I want to deal with this reasonably and behave myself, but I have no idea how.

Maggy Jo

[maggyjo]

also I don't know if I reacting so strongly to this because I just found out the temp guardianship I have on my two youngest kids will not be renewed. I have had them for a year, I knew it was a slim chance it would be renewed even slimmer they would stay forever. But now I need to have them packed and ready to move by the end of the month.

Maggy Jo

As far as the med mix-up goes, ask your pharmacist if they will give you a few pills to tie you over until this mix-up gets corrected. Our pharmacist has been willing to do that in similar situations. Med mix-ups are a hassle, but it will get corrected soon. I'm not sure what your t has to do with the med mix-up. I'm confused about that part. This is a pdoc's office issue. He'll need to get the corrected information to the pharmacy so insurance will cover it. They will. It just takes some untangling.

[dizgirl2011]

Hey hun,

I have had mix up with meds before, as I think a lot of us possibly have but stopping taking meds so quickly will have negative side effects usually, so I think you should either do what Farmergirl suggested and ask your pharmacy if they will give you a few to cover the next few days until everything gets sorted, or if possible could you pay for them this one time or is it too expensive? I know you shouldn't have to but being ill may not be worth not paying...if that makes sense?

I understand why you are angry, esp when you had already made enquires and got a call back saying that it was all taken care of, only to find out yet again that it wasn't. I had hasstle a while ago when my clinic was trying to change my meds without telling me!.

I hope you get this all sorted out soon

[maggyjo]

My T, one other T and Pdoc are the only 3 people in the clinic. They work together on all cases.

Maggy Jo

[learning1]

I'm frustrated with one of my doctors and my pharmacy now because I always have to call them both about a zillion times to get them to communicate with each other and get the prescription to the pharmacy. Lucky for me my prescription isn't too critical, so I've let it lapse for about a month to avoid the hassle. Anyway, I understand your frustration.

[lastyearisblank]

This has happened to me so many times and every time, I try to laugh it off, but inside I'm seething that the people at the pharmacy, the people I call at the insurance office, and the people at my pdoc's office had to find out that I take psych meds. No matter how far we've come as a society, there's still stigma. That's what it's really about for me. And of course it's not good to skip meds. I agree with farmergirl, go and ask if the pharmacy can give you two or three days' supply from the next refill now.